Art-Architectural Concept Competition: FUEL STATION OF THE FUTURE

Shell Czech Republic a.s. is launching a one-round competition aimed primarily at young architects, graduates, and architecture students, as well as related fields. The theme is an ideational design for a gas station in the year 2052.

Competition: Gas Station of the Future
Duration of the Competition: from February 18 to March 15, 2022
Organizer: Shell Czech Republic a.s., Company ID 15890554
Registered Office: Antala Staška 2027/77, 140 00 Prague, Krč
Contact Person: Jakub Černý, [email protected]

Shell invites all architecture students and graduates to participate in the “Gas Station of the Future” competition, held on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its presence in the Czech market.

The objective of the artistic-architectural competition is to gather the views of students and graduates of architecture and related fields on mobility and the design of gas stations in the year 2052.

Participants will need to materialize their ideas about the appearance and functions of a gas station in 2052 in their graphic submissions. Participants may submit their proposals no later than March 15, 2022.

The jury will consist of employees from Shell.

Jury's Statement on the Competition:

“In the 30 years of Shell's operations in the Czech Republic, transportation and drivers' demands have changed, as have the services offered at gas stations. There is a significant increase in vehicles with alternative drives on the roads, such as LPG, CNG, and electric vehicles. In addition to e-mobility, LNG and hydrogen station networks are also developing worldwide. All these factors influence how infrastructure and services at gas stations adapt. For example, charging an electric vehicle takes an average of 20 minutes. Drivers want to make efficient use of this time, whether by shopping in the store, enjoying snacks, or working over a delicious coffee. We also note an increase in customers whose primary purpose for visiting is not fuel, but rather the purchase of basic groceries or snacks. When establishing corporate strategies, we consider expert analyses on how mobility and target customers will look in the future. Will we even be driving combustion engine cars in 30 years? And will the number of visitors for whom the gas station serves more as a café on the go increase? In these internal discussions, we are interested in how students and architecture graduates view this topic,” says jury chairperson Jana Voštinárová, who is the External Communications Manager for Shell in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Regular Members of the Jury:

Jana Voštinárová
Michal Gvuzd
Jan Čapský

The jury will select a total of 3 winners who will be awarded cash prizes of:

1. 1st place: CZK 15,000
2. 2nd place: CZK 12,500
3. 3rd place: CZK 10,000

Form and Scope:

The form of the proposal will consist of graphic outputs (images) representing the contestants’ visions on the announced theme: GAS STATION OF THE FUTURE in 2052, in electronic form. It will be in the form of one or more panels measuring 700 x 1000 mm, oriented either vertically or horizontally at the contestant's discretion, in PDF format. The file size should not exceed 10 MB.

These competition panels, which may contain both graphic and text components, may also be supplemented with a brief accompanying text explaining contexts that could not be conveyed on the panel.

Deadline:

Participants may submit their proposals no later than March 15, 2022, via email to [email protected].

Each contestant, by participating in the competition, agrees to the use of the submitted proposal for purposes specified in the competition rules, particularly for public use for marketing purposes.